No, the term of copyright protection was established in the early 1990s. The current term of protection is 20 years from the date of creation. However, according to article 34 of the copyright law, the author's personal rights, property rights, and other personal rights could be protected indefinitely. Therefore, even if the author did not exercise the copyright after the end of the copyright protection period, his personal rights and other personal rights could still continue to be protected.